Fake News-Emotionally High, Factually Low; India's Urgent Need for Cyberlaw

Despite the growth in the digitalization of India, the fellow netizens still lack digital literacy when it comes to using social media platforms. There are many ways where social media platforms have been used to perform activities in cyberspace which has resulted in causing harm to any person or any property. Fake News is such an important issue on the social media platform which needs to be assessed on a priority basis. Despite various awareness advertisements, programs, and AI-based fact-checkers the netizens still fail to stop the spread of fake news. Various Social Media Platforms have also developed features to bring awareness among the users for spotting fake news but the menace is still out there. However, there is no legislation governing Fake news in India that can punish the culprits. This paper lays down the base on which Indian lawmakers need to focus on the urgency of preparing Cyber Laws for punishing the culprits which could eventually bring down the spreading of fake news.